Previous GeneCards Identifiers for PICALM Gene

Summaries for PICALM Gene

Entrez Gene Summary for PICALM Gene

This gene encodes a clathrin assembly protein, which recruits clathrin and adaptor protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. The protein may be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. The protein is involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction. A chromosomal translocation t(10;11)(p13;q14) leading to the fusion of this gene and the MLLT10 gene is found in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia and malignant lymphomas. The polymorphisms of this gene are associated with the risk of Alzheimer disease. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for PICALM Gene

Assembly protein recruiting clathrin and adapter protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. May be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. Involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction.

Protein details for PICALM Gene (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Protein attributes for PICALM Gene

Size:

652 amino acids

Molecular mass:

70755 Da

Quaternary structure:

Binds clathrin; involves primarily the C-terminal sequences, but the full-length protein is required for full binding capacity. Binds phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bisphosphate. Interacts with FAM64A; this interaction may change the subcellular location into the nucleus.

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Molecular function for PICALM Gene

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Function: Assembly protein recruiting clathrin and adapter protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. May be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. Involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction.

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Publications for PICALM Gene

The t(10;11)(p13;q14) in the U937 cell line results in the fusion of the AF10 gene and CALM, encoding a new member of the AP-3 clathrin assembly protein family.(PMID: 8643484)Dreyling M.H. … Bohlander S.K.(Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1996)23423

Alternative splicing in wild-type AF10 and CALM cDNAs and in AF10- CALM and CALM-AF10 fusion cDNAs produced by the t(10;11)(p13-14;q14- q21) suggests a potential role for truncated AF10 polypeptides.(PMID: 9737689)Silliman C.C. … Hunger S.P.(Leukemia 1998)3423